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New Book Highlights Niels Bohr's Role in Modern Physics

Original: 📚️ The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics "In The Man Who Broke Reality, renowned scienc

A new book, The Man Who Broke Reality by science writer Philip Ball, argues that Niels Bohr was the first to explain the physics of the nuclear atom, with his model of the atom's dense nucleus shaping the foundations of modern physics. Early comments online praise the book's portrait of Bohr's pivotal role in the quantum revolution.

Why now: Fresh discussion of a newly released popular science book about Niels Bohr.

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• 📚️ The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics "In The Man Who Broke Reality, renowned science communicator Philip Ball reveals that it was Bohr who first explained the physics of the nuclear atom, and it was his model of the atom’s dense nucleus that… · bibliolater@vivaldi.net · 6

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